Primary early voting begins Tuesday

This Tuesday marks the beginning of early voting for the March 6 primary elections.

There will be six early voting locations in Wichita County.

Early voting will be Feb. 20 through March 2.

Some state-level races include Texas governor, lieutenant governor, land commissioner, agriculture commissioner and railroad commissioner. Current incumbents are all Republicans.

In the U.S. Senate race, Sen. Ted Cruz will be seeking re-election against four Republican opponents and a handful of Democratic candidates.

All of the seats of the Texas House of Representatives are up for grabs and half of the seats in the Texas Senate.

U.S. Representative Mac Thornberry is up for re-election but is unopposed.

Also running unopposed are Attorney General Ken Paxton and Comptroller of Public Accounts Glenn Hegar.

The area's state Senator, District 30, race will see incumbent Craig Estes with two opponents, Pat Fallon and Craig Carter.

State Representative, District 69, James Frank is unopposed.

In local races, Jeff McKnight and Dobie Kosub are vying to become 30th District Judge.

Maureen Shelton and John Gillespie are running for the Criminal District Attorney of Wichita County.

Justice of the Peace, Pct. 1, Place 2 has Robert Woodruff and James Hughes as candidates.

JP, Pct. 2 will see Rodney Burchett and Nancy Viavattene running.

The Republican ticket will include 11 referendums related to property taxes, E-verify, toll roads, the Affordable Care Act and other items.

The Democratic primary ballot will show three candidates for U.S. Senator, including Beto O’Rourke, Edward Kimbrough and Sema Hernandez.

There are nine candidates for the Democratic gubernatorial primary.

Lieutenant governor competitors are Michael Cooper and Mike Collier.

Locally, County Chairman will have a race between John Ritchie and Janel Smith.

The Democratic ticket will have 12 referendums for consideration.

Seven forms of identification are accepted at the polls including:

A state driver's license issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)

A Texas election identification certificate (issued by DPS)

A Texas personal identification card (issued by DPS)

A Texas license to carry a handgun (issued by DPS)

A U.S. military ID card that includes a personal photo

A U.S. citizenship certificate that includes a personal photo

A U.S. passport

If a voter does not have any of these items, they can claim a reasonable impediment to obtaining identification. The voter can then sign a reasonable impediment declaration and provide:

Valid voter registration certificate

Certified birth certificate

Copy or original of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or other document that shows the voter’s name and address (any government document that contains a voter’s photo must be an original)